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What do you decide to put in your bank account?

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鲜花(29) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 17:50 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a ; J7 W, ?  x  _
nursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
# G0 V, D7 s& c9 i8 ^0 _; E9 J2 NAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
& u8 @2 Q1 p. t" }' rhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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! l5 F. _7 @# D$ I! j- ]$ EAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
/ ~; b  ]& [0 P1 W3 C' L) c6 }* Wdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been # \  F1 ]# B1 M5 W: Y% K; n
hung on his window. 9 _& `+ m! F; k( ^$ Q1 {
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having ; x& m  q) t- t; z- M
just been presented with a new puppy. " F( R% E, v. a

) A* z) r% L+ r: }* p"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my + s9 P3 E) [: `1 a7 d4 [8 P( k1 M& D
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how / }5 f( ^  ~& U
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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, z; \& k  {* [$ U8 J0 ?3 k+ N' }It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. + X3 J6 q6 u3 k; I) `! B
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
: e9 J/ H& A! q2 E& K0 phave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ; ]+ I2 F; n: ^1 \7 M4 q
and be thankful for the ones that do. ! _% J% o1 r8 ?' L( J& F
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
/ b% p4 S. X; D0 mday and all the happy memories I've stored away. ( o7 u$ e2 _9 \8 l6 a6 f

) D# ^4 `5 r" a% YJust for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. - x. H. Q! _6 `- a4 f1 n

: j& K, P9 Z& e7 C( V2 U$ j; ^So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
. b1 s. b+ B' o9 Kaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
. S1 m% J8 L& B# R* oI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: % I: f8 ]  E# f  u5 {  g/ S8 Y
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    1. Free your heart from hatred. ( U3 v7 |9 V+ A; U& ~
    2. Free your mind from worries. % A& y* l& T, m- W% K
    3. Live simply.
& e3 ?6 G# d3 X    4. Give more. 3 j- \. {/ H) d* ?' {$ F
    5. Expect less.
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 19:03 | 显示全部楼层
恩。看样子年轻时候要多玩多享受。不然老了没什么好取的了。
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 19:23 | 显示全部楼层
so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank * }9 b- Y/ r3 ?" |( f( ?6 S
account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!+ o1 L- P& f8 Y2 Z# Q& H
I'm very happy each day!
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-11-13 21:32 | 显示全部楼层
That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.
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发表于 2006-11-16 17:51 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表8 n7 X' K! {) _- \0 u6 A. y
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
  b/ k) f+ F! L6 S- J+ m8 leach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
; E6 x& l, \% [4 p6 D% c  g& [shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ... $ `5 X' M9 E. l2 e
    1. Free your heart from hatred. . m* n, F) H; [
    2. Free your mind from worries. ) W+ l+ M# ^; X( T
    3. Live simply.
# j" j4 _7 c: M+ B4 r    4. Give more. 9 R$ ^  Y' L; h, X- C  ]
    5. Expect less.
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, H8 J; {! T0 \' _: \# I& j这是人生真谛。精辟!
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